from the Inner Temple Library
“Britain was told yesterday that it had all but lost its fight to stop the Charter of Fundamental Rights becoming legally binding in the new EU treaty set to replace the failed European Constitution, sources claimed yesterday.”
The Times, 21st June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Exercise of delegated council duty is a private function
YL v. Birmingham City Council and Others
House of Lords
“Where a private care home, under contract with a local authority, provided care and accommodation for an elderly person which the authority had been under a statutory duty to arrange, the care home was not exercising functions of a public nature so as to allow her to claim a breach of duty under the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 21st June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2007] EWHC 1432 (Ch)
“The Value Added Tax Act 1994 and its associated Regulations allowed the benefit of a claim under s 80 of the Act for overpaid output tax to be assigned.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“‘Sufficient evidence’ under s 31(1) of the Highways Act 1980 that a landowner had had no intention to dedicate a way as a highway required evidence of overt acts demonstrating his lack of intention and coming to the attention of users of the way.”
WLR Daily, 20th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions did not owe a common law duty of care to qualifying children or to those with their care in discharging his functions under the Child Support Act 1991.”
WLR Daily, 19th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
R (Al-Skeini & Others) v. Secretary of State for Defence
Islington LBC v. Honeygan-Green
Ridgway v. JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association
Transport and General Workers Union v. Safeway Stores Ltd.
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Please note the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are only available online for one week.
“Ministerial statement about the inquests into the deaths of servicemen and women overseas under the jurisdiction of the Oxfordshire coroner, Nicholas Gardiner and the Wiltshire and Swindon coroner, David Masters.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“This is the second consultation on improving openness in family courts. This paper sets out what we are taking forward from the last consultation, and seeks views on new proposals to improve the openness in family courts.”
Confidence and confidentiality: Openess in family courts a new approach CP [10/07]
Ministry of Justice, 20th June 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“City lawyers remain sceptical of the Law Society’s ability to represent the commercial legal profession, with the majority saying the professional body does not look out for their interests.”
Legal Week, 21st June 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The UK will block any unsatisfactory deal in this week’s EU treaty negotiations, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has said.”
BBC News, 20th June 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“MPs are to launch an inquiry into the impact of scientific developments on abortion law, including whether medical advances in the care of very premature babies mean the 24-week time limit should be reduced.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Parliament’s reputation is “at serious risk” from attempts to exempt its members from the freedom of information act, a powerful Lords committee warned today.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of people who use hospital or school services contracted out by local authorities are without the protection of human rights laws, after a landmark ruling yesterday.”
The Times, 21st June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Scientific evidence which helped convict Barry George of the murder of the BBC presenter Jill Dando six years ago has since been codified by the government’s Forensic Science Service as “of no value”, the Guardian understands.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thousands of children’s care cases will be heard behind closed doors under proposals from the Lord Chancellor yesterday that extend courts’ powers to exclude the media.”
The Times, 21st June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
